Meret oppenheim

A Luncheon with Fur The story behind the creation of Object, an ordinary cup, spoon, and saucer wrapped evocatively in gazelle fur, has been told so many times its importance in modernist history transcends the fact it might be apocryphal (of dubious authenticity). The twenty-two year old Basel-born artist, Meret Oppenheim, had been in Paris …

MoMA The Museum of Modern Art on Instagram: "“Nobody will give you freedom. You have to take it.” — Meret Oppenheim Best known for her celebrated fur-lined teacup, the full scope of #MeretOppenheim’s six-decade career has been largely unknown outside her native Switzerland. See nearly 200 works that offer a wide retrospective view of the artist’s lifelong innovation, remarkably open concept of art, and fierce originality and wit in Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition, opening October 30. Member…

In the artist’s overdue retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, there is much to see besides her notorious pocket-size sculpture.

Elsa Schiaparelli was a prominent figure in fashion and art between the two World Wars by turning the fabric into a painting canvas.

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Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition, Kunstmuseum. Bern, Switzerland, Oct. 22, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2022

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Object (The Luncheon in Fur) 1936 The work's concept originated in a conversation among Oppenheim, Pablo Picasso, and his lover and fellow artist Dora Maar at a Parisian café[4] where the café's social role was discussed,[5] and at which Oppenheim was wearing a fur-covered brass tube bracelet, the pattern of which she sold to the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.[1][6] Picasso had suggested that anything could be covered in fur, and Oppenheim remarked that this would apply to "even this…

Elsa Schiaparelli was a prominent figure in fashion and art between the two World Wars by turning the fabric into a painting canvas.

Maysey Craddock on Instagram: “I saw a fantastic show yesterday in Greensboro NC @wamspoon of the work and personal collection of artist @carolcole5440 . I loved reading…”